Magicienne Point

Magicienne Point (50˚55'00" 127˚48'00" SE end of Vansittart I, Bate Passage, off N end of Vancouver I). HMS Magicienne was posted to the Baltic Sea during the Crimean War, where it was commanded by Capt Nicholas Vansittart, after whom Vansittart I (qv) is named. The 16-gun, 2,086-tonne paddle frigate, launched in 1849, also saw service in the Mediterranean, E Indies and China before being decommissioned in 1866. This feature, formerly known as Nose Point, was renamed in association with...

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